"Okay," blushed Rarity as she sat herself in a booth in Sugar Cube Corner. "Now what?"
Quacky Pants adjusted the blue vest and tie the white Unicorn had made for him while he brushed through his mane.
"We wait for Nish to tell us how he'd like us to pose," he said.
Rarity felt a bit uneasy. The booth was one of the smaller ones in Sugar Cube Corner. There wasn't much space between herself and Quacky Pants. It was also in front of a window that allowed anyone passing by the chance to see whatever Nish had in mind.
"Spike," called Nish. "Could you get us some coffee?"
"You bet!" the eager dragon replied.
***
When Spike returned with the coffee, Nish asked him to place a full cup in front of both Rarity and his stallion model.
"How's that?" asked Spike proudly while he held onto the tray Mrs. Cake gave him for the cups, saucers and coffee pitcher.
"Very nice!" praised Nish while taking notice of a frilly apron the purple dragon was now wearing. "And what is that adorable ensemble you have on?"
"Oh," beamed Spike. "Just a little something I brought along in case I could be of help during the Sugar Cube Corner stop."
"Well," smiled Nish Pony. "No use for it here, but I think we definitely can use it in one of our later stops."
Spike appeared a bit disappointed.
"Oh," comforted the orange Unicorn while getting out his camera. "I can't deny such a sweet pose. Keep holding that tray, give me a smile, and we'll see what we can do."
Spike glowed while he proudly posed for a few snapshots of him holding the tray of coffee supplies.
"Okay," stated Nish. "Now for our special moment."
"What would you like us to do, Nish?" asked Quacky Pants.
"I want you to look at Rarity like she's the most interesting Pony you've ever met," the fashion-focused Unicorn stated. "Look at her as if you are waiting eagerly on every word she is saying."
"Got it," said Quacky while posing himself. He was very capable of making any pose Nish asked him and got Rarity to feel very nervous through how genuinely he appeared to be flirting with her.
"And, uh, me?" asked Rarity.
"Put a hoof on your coffee, look as if you just had the best day of your life, and appear as if you're smiling as you tell Quacky there about what has you so happy."
***
Rarity kept waiting for something 'odd' to happen as she worked the pose with Quacky. However, it never happened. Nish just kept taking different shots of them with their hooves positioned in different ways, various facial expressions, and their coffees placed in various locations on the table. There was even a shot of Spike coming over and offering more coffee in his frilly, heart-adorned apron while Quacky and Rarity maintained poses to show how 'Happy they were to be together in such a relaxing, small-town diner'.
***
"Okay!" cheered Nish. "That's a wrap for here."
"Really?" wondered Rarity. This was what she was more used to from what she'd have seen and heard about Nish Pony. However, the moment on the hilltop still haunted her.
"Hey," a bashful, sea foam green mare giggled nervously. "You wouldn't happen to be Nish Pony, would you?"
Nish used his magic to adjust his rose-colored glasses before gently shaking his yellow mane.
"The one and only," he replied. "What can I do for you lovely mares?"
"Well," blushed the tannish-yellow mare with the deep blue mane who stood beside her sea-foam green friend. "We wondering if, well..."
"An autograph?" asked Nish.
"Yeah," the green one with the Lyre on her flank said. "But, also..."
The mares rubbed against each other in quite an affectionate way.
"Ah!" grinned Nish. "I don't often get mare subjects, but I see you two are quite perfect together."
"We are," the other mare beamed. "I don't know where I'd be without my Lyra."
"Or without my Bon-Bon," added Lyra.
"Well, then," stated Nish Pony while getting back out his camera. "Ms. Rarity and Quacky, if you'd be so kind, please allow the ladies your booth. We have a very special photo shoot to do."
Rarity stepped out along with Quacky Pants as Lyra and Bon-Bon took their spots. Both were blushing and giggling at the thought of what was to come.
"Spike?" asked Nish. "Could you please clear the table and bring me back a single, strawberry milkshake with two straws?"
"You bet!" exclaimed the eager dragon as he did as he was asked and headed off to get the requested beverage.
"Oh, you two are going to definitely be a feature piece!" cheered Nish. "I'm so delighted we found our way to Ponyville."
***
When Spike returned, Lyra and Bon-Bon were still all a giggle about having their picture taken by Nish. They liked the closeness the booth brought them and how the positioning of the strawberry milkshake was so they could easily lean over and sip from their respective straws within it.
"Okay," grinned Nish from behind the camera. "Let's see you go nose-to-nose as you gently sip from that tasty milkshake."
Lyra and Bon-Bon closed their eyes, leaned forward, and seemed to hum as their noses touched.
"D'aww," remarked Quacky Pants. "They are a perfect couple."
"Couple?" asked Rarity. "What do you mean?"
"You know," said Quacky. "Meant for each other. Partners for life."
"Are you saying they're...?" Rarity gasped while noticing how their tongues were now touching.
"What's that Rarity?" asked Spike.
PFEW
WHIRR
"Whoa!" cried Spike as Rarity used her magic to spin him around as to not face the romantic mares.
"I'm sorry, Spike," Rarity said quickly. "I meant to do something else and got a bit, uh, distracted.
Spike turned around to face Rarity, which put him in eye shot of Lyra and Bon-Bon being romantic over the strawberry milkshake.
PFEW
WHIRR
"Hey!" yelped Spike as he was spun about. "Is there something wrong with your magic, Rarity?"
Rarity struggled to come up with something quick.
"Uh, well, no... I, uh, just need to get, uh, some fresh air," she said. "Care to come with me?"
"Sure thing!" cheered Spike. "Anything for you, Rarity."
The pony with the purple mane quickly walked alongside Spike and distracted him from all the intimacy that was taken place at the booth between the two mares.
"Things are getting weird again," thought Rarity while they exited Sugar Cube Corner. "I do hope that I didn't make an ill-advised choice in getting myself involved with Nish Pony and his 'Forward Thinking Trend Setting Vision'."